fentanyl crisis
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Demand action to stop fentanyl deaths — No. 1 killer of Americans aged 18-45 | OPINION
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By Kim Haarberg It took me about an hour to write this. And in that time, 10 people in the United States died from fentanyl overdoses. That’s 10 sons, daughters, parents and friends gone because of a counterfeit tablet laced with fentanyl. 10 people every hour — day and night, week after week, month after…
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10 Colorado colleges launch campaign to educate students on fentanyl dangers
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Last year, more than half of Colorado’s overdose deaths were a result of fentanyl. Now, state colleges are working to inform students of the dangers of the opioid that’s increasingly infiltrating street drugs. Ten colleges and universities launched the “You Can’t Outsmart Fentanyl” education campaign this week, created by the nonprofit Blue Rising Community. The campaign will…
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Colorado Springs educators, health officials share concerns during fentanyl roundtable meeting
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The growing fentanyl crisis in Colorado and across the U.S. is a multifaceted problem, and it will take a multipronged approach to effectively combat it. That was the consensus of the dozens of educators, administrators, care providers and public health officials who attended a roundtable discussion at the school District 11 administration building on Tuesday.…
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Colorado offers $6.9 million in grants for fentanyl investigations
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Law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado can now apply for grants to fund investigations into fentanyl-related deaths, injuries and supply chains. Applications opened Tuesday for $6.86 million to be distributed through the Synthetic Opiate Poisoning Investigation and Distribution Interdiction Grant Program – created by the passage of House Bill 1326 in May, a sweeping measure to…
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No. 2 or No. 26? Polis, Ganahl debate Colorado’s fentanyl ranking
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Gov. Jared Polis, who seeks reelection, and Heidi Ganahl, the Republican nominee, clashed over fentanyl deaths during a debate on Sunday, with the Democrat claiming a middle-of-the-pack ranking for Colorado and the challenger arguing the state sits near the top of the charts. So, who is correct? Based on the phrasing each candidate used, they…
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Colorado Conversation this week: Tackling the fentanyl crisis
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in December that fentanyl overdoses had become the leading cause of death for 18- to 45-year-olds nationally – since 2020, killing more than COVID-19, car crashes, suicides, cancer and gunshots combined. In response to this raging epidemic, The Gazette in Colorado Springs and KKTV are hosting a…
